FirewallD, clamav and lmd

brand_land

• April 24, 2019 05:29

Firewall D I have a Centos 7 VPS, do I have to use firewalld ? if yes then what is the purpose of security adviser ? and if I do, do i need to configure it or just enabling it would do the work ? I once tried to run it and the server stopped as I didn't open both ports 2223 and 2224, if I enable it and open the two ports, do I have to enable the SSH access in case anything wrong happens ? as I disable SSH for security. ClamAV It already came installed with the VPS, how di I make sure that it's database is up to date ? and how do I configure a cron job to scan all users and send the result to an email ? LMD Do I need it with the clamav ? And what else can I do to secure the server ? Thank you

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  cPanelLauren

  • April 24, 2019 21:16

  I have a Centos 7 VPS, do I have to use firewalld ? if yes then what is the purpose of security adviser ? and if I do, do i need to configure it or just enabling it would do the work ?

  
  The two aren't really related at all, security advisor provides information and suggestions about matters of security that encompass a large range of items which do not include the firewall. When you enable a firewall you need to ensure that the ports necessary for your services are open. cPanel has a script that will do this automatically for you: /scripts/configure_firewall_for_cpanel
  What are you using ports 2223 and 2224 for?

  It already came installed with the VPS, how di I make sure that it's database is up to date ?

  
  This should be done automatically but you can update the ClamAV database by running freshclam freshclam(1): update virus databases - Linux man page

  how do I configure a cron job to scan all users and send the result to an email

  
  For ClamAV configuration the documentation here should be useful: Configure ClamAV Scanner - Version 78 Documentation - cPanel Documentation

  LMD Do I need it with the clamav ?

  
  If you're referencing Linux Malware Detect, it's a useful tool for finding malware and can be used along side ClamAV for additional protection, though it does essentially the same thing ClamAV does.

  And what else can I do to secure the server ?

  
  The documentation here should be helpful for this question: Tips to Make Your Server More Secure - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation Thanks!

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  brand_land

  • April 24, 2019 21:30

  When you enable a firewall you need to ensure that the ports necessary for your services are open. cPanel has a script that will do this automatically for you:

  
  So I don't need any configuration ? and what about SSH access, do i have to enable it if I'm using a firewall ?

  What are you using ports 2223 and 2224 for?

  
  They are used in order to be able to manage my VPS through Godaddy dashboard, without them I won't have access to WHM unless I use SSH.

  For ClamAV configuration the documentation here should be useful:

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  rolinger

  • April 30, 2020 03:19

  I have a new Centos 7.7 VPS. I see that firewalld is already installed. I am reading that `firewall-config` is the GUI for firewalld - but for the life of me I can't figure out how to access the gui. I then did a `yum install firewall-config` and it went through the whole install just fine but there is still no embedded link on WHM for me to launch the GUI - and trying to execute from the WHM terminal `firewall-config` returns this error: `(firewall-config:9362): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:12:58.506: cannot open display:` I didn't think a web terminal interface would launch another gui interface - but I had to give it a shot. What am I missing here? How can I get the firewalld gui to run on WHM?

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